North Penn Gets $45K In Grants For School Safety

LANSDALE, PA — Great news for the North Penn School District: they have received a major grant from the state to support safety in all their schools.

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announced this week that North Penn would receive $45,000 in safety funding.

The grants will be used to purchase new security technology, support behavioral health training, prepare emergency plans, as well as hire hire school resource officers, psychologists, social workers, and more.

North Montco Technical Career Center, meanwhile, received a $150,000 grant.

“It’s reassuring to see the administration meet the needs of parents, students and community members who deserve safe schools and communities in the face of modern dangers,” State Rep. Steve Malagari said in a statement. “When students go to school, they are there to learn, grow and make friends – not fear for their lives. This funding helps us return to that place.”

The Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County also received $300,000 for increasing trauma-informed services, while the Family Service of Montgomery County received $298,200 for a youth violence reduction project.

All told, schools around Pennsylvania received $53.7 million.